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<blockquote data-quote="bellgamin" data-source="post: 1023742" data-attributes="member: 56053">I am a huge fan of Windows 7. I&#039;m still using Win7 on my &quot;peace &amp; enjoyment&quot; computer. Whether by luck, or because of my security apps, I have run Win7 ever since late in the same year it came out &amp; have had only 1 infection (years ago) in all that time. Problem is, as far as I know, all of the major browsers will soon cease to support Win7.So -- for the second time -- I gave Win11 a trial of ~3 weeks. IMO, Win11 is nanny-ware, designed for Joe Sixpack &amp; his beloved Aunt Fluffy. It&#039;s an excellent OS but I hate it.So, a few weeks ago, I began my second serious trial of Linux.&nbsp; Much of that time has been devoted to trying different distros. Linux has a LOT of distros. So far, MX Linux is my favorite so it&#039;s the one I&#039;m running now. Zorin was a close second.Accomplishments to date on MX:A- In a couple of hours I got MX set up so it&#039;s dark and the font is large enough for my age 92 eyes.B- I was pleased to find that MX allowed me to install my favorite password manager (KeePass) &amp; easily load my more than 300 passwords.C- Firefox is the browser that most distros (including MX) expect users to like. Not me -- it has far too many bells &amp; whistles. MX let me install Chromium browser -- a fairly &quot;bare bones&quot; browser.D- My by-far favorite Windows email app is PopPeeper. I have over a dozen email accounts &amp; receive 300 or more emails daily (don&#039;t ask). The Peeper is 99.44% perfect for dealing with that large volume. Unfortunately, the Peeper doesn&#039;t offer a Linux version. The Linux mail apps that are *somewhat* similar to Peeper are Thunderbird &amp; Claws-mail.&nbsp; Before giving in to either of those two poor substitutes, however, I have installed an app called Wine. That app lets Linux run Windows apps in a virtual Drive C. I&#039;m still struggling to learn how to configure &amp; use Wine.REQUESTS:1- If anyone can give me some pointers on configuring &amp; using Wine, PLEASE do so.2- If anyone knows of a browser that will continue to support Win7, double PLEASE lead me to it!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bellgamin, post: 1023742, member: 56053"] I am a huge fan of Windows 7. I'm still using Win7 on my "peace & enjoyment" computer. Whether by luck, or because of my security apps, I have run Win7 ever since late in the same year it came out & have had only 1 infection (years ago) in all that time. Problem is, as far as I know, all of the major browsers will soon cease to support Win7. So -- for the second time -- I gave Win11 a trial of ~3 weeks. IMO, Win11 is nanny-ware, designed for Joe Sixpack & his beloved Aunt Fluffy. It's an excellent OS but I hate it. So, a few weeks ago, I began my second serious trial of Linux. Much of that time has been devoted to trying different distros. Linux has a LOT of distros. So far, MX Linux is my favorite so it's the one I'm running now. Zorin was a close second. Accomplishments to date on MX: A- In a couple of hours I got MX set up so it's dark and the font is large enough for my age 92 eyes. B- I was pleased to find that MX allowed me to install my favorite password manager (KeePass) & easily load my more than 300 passwords. C- Firefox is the browser that most distros (including MX) expect users to like. Not me -- it has far too many bells & whistles. MX let me install Chromium browser -- a fairly "bare bones" browser. D- My by-far favorite Windows email app is PopPeeper. I have over a dozen email accounts & receive 300 or more emails daily (don't ask). The Peeper is 99.44% perfect for dealing with that large volume. Unfortunately, the Peeper doesn't offer a Linux version. The Linux mail apps that are *somewhat* similar to Peeper are Thunderbird & Claws-mail. Before giving in to either of those two poor substitutes, however, I have installed an app called Wine. That app lets Linux run Windows apps in a virtual Drive C. I'm still struggling to learn how to configure & use Wine. REQUESTS: 1- If anyone can give me some pointers on configuring & using Wine, PLEASE do so. 2- If anyone knows of a browser that will continue to support Win7, double PLEASE lead me to it!!! [/QUOTE]

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